Lucedale Stockyard Market Report

Lucedale, Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 1, 2023

521 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Lucedale Stockyard report →

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $218.20/cwt +0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 375 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $205.70/cwt ≈ $1,080/hd at 525 lb · 14 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.52/cwt +17.78 vs last sale · ≈ $933/hd at 425 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	521	647	718
Feeder cattle	330	419	518
Slaughter cattle	98	101	75
Replacement cattle	93	127	125

Market comments — USDA reporter

compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold firmer; feeder heifers sold 5.00-20.00 higher ; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s; slaughter cows sold steady; slaughter bulls sold steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–399	375	6	242.00–255.00	$248.93	$933	—
400–449	425	4	240.00–253.00	$246.88	$1,049	—
450–499	475	4	240.00–247.50	$243.94	$1,159	+0.01
550–599	575	4	234.00–240.00	$237.13	$1,363	—
600–649	625	2	220.00–234.00	$227.27	$1,420	+2.09

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	4	240.00–244.00	$242.15	$787	—
350–399	375	4	230.00–247.50	$239.32	$897	—
400–449	425	4	230.00–232.50	$231.32	$983	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	4	210.00–230.00	$220.76	$717	—
350–399	375	4	200.00–222.50	$210.51	$789	—
500–549	525	4	192.00–210.00	$201.42	$1,057	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	3	240.00	$240.00	$960	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	6	212.00–225.00	$218.99	$712	—
350–399	375	16	215.00–221.00	$218.20	$818	+0.96
400–449	425	10	210.00–228.00	$219.52	$933	+17.78
450–499	475	4	213.00–224.00	$218.78	$1,039	+17.07
500–549	525	10	205.00–223.00	$214.42	$1,126	+20.16
550–599	575	8	195.00–209.00	$202.30	$1,163	+12.10
600–649	625	4	190.00–199.00	$194.68	$1,217	—
650–699	675	6	190.00–200.00	$195.18	$1,317	—
700–720	707	3	190.00–195.00	$192.31	$1,360	—
760	760	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,444	—
840	840	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,449	—
900	900	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,530	—
1020	1020	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,428	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273	273	2	210.00	$210.00	$573	—
311	311	4	220.00	$220.00	$684	—
388	388	2	215.00	$215.00	$834	—
518–538	529	7	207.50–212.00	$209.39	$1,108	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–499	475	8	190.00–200.00	$195.26	$927	—
500–549	525	6	190.00–199.00	$194.71	$1,022	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	325	6	144.00–151.00	$147.76	$480	—
400–449	425	6	150.00–175.00	$163.22	$694	—
715–745	730	2	161.00–167.00	$163.94	$1,197	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–449	425	8	222.00–245.00	$234.16	$995	+8.89
450–499	475	6	200.00–225.00	$213.15	$1,012	—
500–549	525	14	190.00–220.00	$205.70	$1,080	—
550–599	575	4	180.00–204.00	$192.51	$1,107	—
600–649	625	6	182.00–194.00	$188.24	$1,176	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1200	1012	80-85%	13	81.00–87.00	$84.29	$853	-1.98
850–1200	1025	80-85%	16	76.00–81.00	$78.93	$809	-7.34
1200–1350	1275	80-85%	10	87.00–92.50	$89.91	$1,146	+0.07

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–850	800	85-90%	6	58.00–67.00	$62.78	$502	-9.20
750–850	800	85-90%	6	70.00–75.00	$72.66	$581	+0.68
850–1200	1025	85-90%	18	75.00–83.00	$79.68	$817	+0.29

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1480	1327	75-80%	3	78.00–85.00	$83.21	$1,104	—
1315–1820	1652	75-80%	3	88.50–92.00	$91.07	$1,504	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1500	1250	20	90.00–107.50	$100.50	$1,256	—
1350–2015	1683	12	104.00–110.00	$107.59	$1,811	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
770–1100	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	72.00–85.00	$79.65	$745

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1350	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	1,000.00–1,480.00	$1,294.55

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	700.00–1,200.00	$997.30

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–1300	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,215.00–1,550.00	$1,360.17	—
850–1300	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,215.00	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–850	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	750.00–850.00	$820.83	—
750–1100	983	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,200.00	$1,123.73	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.